Akpokighe Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Akpokighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Akpokighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpokighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpokighe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpokighe? popularity and diffusion
Akpokighe is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpokighe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 50 percent live, Edo, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akpokighe
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